Best Movies Movies with the Best Soundtracks

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What movies have the best soundtracks? Director Quentin Tarantino once compared his movie soundtrack to "a kind of a personal mix-tape that I'm making for you," with carefully selected songs that he hopes you haven't already heard "a gazillion times before." This list includes many of the most memorable movies with outstanding soundtracks, from 'Saturday Night Fever' disco to 'Singles' grunge. While Ranker also has a list of the greatest film scores of all time, this is different, with focus on the eclectic mix of songs on the film soundtrack rather than just the memorable instrumentals over, say, the fight scenes.

Many of the films listed here are considered some of the best movies of all time. Which movie do you think has the best soundtrack ever recorded? Time to decide, with votes. Vote for your favorites, and feel free to add any movies that might be missing. You can also re-rank this list in any order you want by clicking the blue button below.

Movies with fantastic soundtracks are automatically more memorable. You recall the plot, but more than that, you can sing the movie in your head, too. Some films would literally be shells without their awesome music soundtracks. Can you imagine 'Dirty Dancing' without "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"? And really, Kevin Bacon's angry dance in the warehouse in 'Footloose' would be far less momentous without that cheesy Moving Pictures song, right? And who didn't get 'Lovefool' stuck in his head after seeing 'Romeo + Juliet'?

If you're a movie score/soundtrack fan, be sure to cast your votes for the best James Bond movie theme ever(there are so many great ones, it's hard to decide).

1. Hound Dog2. Rebel Rouser3. (I Don't Know Why) But I Do4. Walk Right In5. Land of 1000 Dances6. Blowin' in the Wind7. Fortunate Son8. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)9. Respect10. Rainy Day Women #12 & 3511. Sloop John B12. California Dreamin'13. For What It's Worth14. What the World Needs Now Is Love15. Break on Through (To the Other Side)16. Mrs. Robinson17. Volunteers18. Get Together19. San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)20. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)21. Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In22. Everybody's Talkin'23. Joy to the World24. Stoned Love25. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head26. Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)27. Sweet Home Alabama28. Running On Empty29. It Keeps You Runnin'30. I've Got to Use My Imagination31. Go Your Own Way32. On the Road Again33. Against the Wind34. Forrest Gump Suite

Forrest Gump is a 1994 American epic romantic-comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Tom Hanks, Robin ...more

1. Hooked on a Feeling2. Go All the Way3. Spirit in the Sky4. Moonage Daydream5. Fooled Around and Fell in Love6. I'm Not in Love7. I Want You Back8. Come and Get Your Love9. Cherry Bomb10. Escape (The Piña Colada Song)11. O-o-h Child12. Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Guardians of the Galaxy is a 2014 American superhero film directed by James Gunn, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team. Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) forms a group of intergalactic "bad ...more

1. (I've Had) The Time of My Life2. Be My Baby3. She's Like the Wind4. Hungry Eyes5. Stay6. Yes7. You Don't Own Me8. Hey! Baby9. Overload10. Love Is Strange11. Where Are You Tonight?12. In the Still of the Night

Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film stars Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as ...more

Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott, and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, in association with Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim ...more

1. Gonna Fly Now2. Eye of the Tiger3. Going the Distance4. Living in America5. Redemption6. Fanfare for Rocky7. Burning Heart8. Conquest9. Adrian10. No Easy Way Out11. Rocky's Reward12. Alone in the Ring13. Heart's on Fire14. Can't Stop the Fire15. Mickey16. Overture17. It's a Fight18. Gonna Fly Now19. The Measure of a Man

Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen. A small-time boxer (Sylvester Stallone) gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavy-weight champion (Carl Weathers) in ...more

1. Stayin' Alive2. How Deep Is Your Love3. Night Fever4. More Than a Woman5. If I Can't Have You6. A Fifth of Beethoven7. More Than a Woman8. Manhattan Skyline9. Calypso Breakdown10. Night on Disco Mountain11. Open Sesame12. Jive Talkin' 13. You Should Be Dancing14. Boogie Shoes15. Salsation16. K-Jee17. Disco Inferno

Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 American dance film directed by John Badham and starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, a young man whose weekends are spent visiting a local Brooklyn discotheque; ...more

1. The Power of Love2. Time Bomb Town3. Back to the Future4. Heaven Is One Step Away5. Back in Time6. Back to the Future Overture7. The Wallflower (Dance with Me Henry)8. Night Train9. Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)10. Johnny B. Goode"

Back to the Future is a 1985 American comic science fiction film. It was directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg, and stars Michael J. Fox, ...more

1. Footloose2. Let's Hear It for the Boy3. Almost Paradise4. Holding Out for a Hero5. Dancing In The Sheets6. I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)7. Somebody's Eyes8. The Girl Gets Around9. Never10. Metal Health (Bang Your Head)11. Hurts So Good12. Waiting for a Girl Like You13. Dancing in the Sheets

Footloose is a 1984 American musical-drama directed by Herbert Ross. It tells the story of Ren McCormack, an upbeat Chicago teen who moves to a small town in which, as a result of the efforts of ...more

1. Po' Lazarus2. Big Rock Candy Mountain3. You Are My Sunshine4. Down to the River to Pray5. I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow6. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues7. I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow8. Keep On the Sunny Side9. I'll Fly Away10. Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby11. In the Highways12. I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)13. I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow14. O Death15. In the Jailhouse Now16. I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow17. Indian War Whoop18. Lonesome Valley19. Angel Band

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 adventure comedy film written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson, with ...more

1. Magic Carpet Ride2. Madonna Speech3. Fool for Love4. Super Sounds5. Stuck in the Middle with You6. Harvest Moon7. Let's Get a Taco8. Keep on Truckin'9. Coconut10. Home of Rock11. And Now Little Green Bag...12. Little Green Bag13. Rock Flock of Five14. Hooked on a Feeling15. Bohemiath16. I Gotcha

Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 American ensemble crime film that depicts the events before and after a botched diamond heist. The film was the debut of director and writer Quentin Tarantino, and stars ...more

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy drama film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It is ...more

1. The Prophecy2. Concerning Hobbits3. The Shadow of the Past4. The Treason of Isengard5. The Black Rider6. At the Sign of the Prancing Pony7. A Knife in the Dark8. Flight to the Ford9. Many Meetings10. The Council of Elrond11. The Ring Goes South12. A Journey in the Dark13. The Bridge of Khazad-dûm14. Lothlórien" (feat. "Lament for Gandalf15. The Great River16. Amon Hen17. The Breaking of the Fellowship18. May It Be

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It is the first ...more

Goodfellas is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. ...more

Fight Club is a 1999 film based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk. The film was directed by David Fincher, and stars Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter. Norton ...more

1. America2. Sparks3. It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference4. I've Seen All Good People: Your Move5. Feel Flows6. Fever Dog7. Every Picture Tells a Story8. Mr. Farmer9. One Way Out (Live)10. Simple Man11. That's the Way12. Tiny Dancer13. Lucky Trumble14. I'm Waiting for the Man15. The Wind16. Slip Away17. Something in the Air

Almost Famous is a 2000 comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, and Patrick Fugit. It tells the fictional story of a teenage journalist ...more

1. If You Leave2. Left of Center3. Get to Know Ya4. Do Wot You Do5. Pretty in Pink6. Shellshock7. Round, Round8. Wouldn't It Be Good9. Bring On the Dancing Horses10. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want

Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American romantic comedy-drama film about love and social cliques in 1980s American high schools. It is one of John Hughes' films starring Molly Ringwald, and is ...more

1. Main Title (The Godfather Waltz)2. I Have But One Heart3. The Pickup4. Connie's Wedding5. The Halls of Fear6. Sicilian Pastorale7. Love Theme from the Godfather8. The Godfather Waltz9. Apollonia10. The New Godfather11. The Baptism12. The Godfather Finale

The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy from a screenplay by Mario Puzo and Coppola. Starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as ...more